Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in the city of Winnipeg, but was raised in Wellington. She was the first actress to make her acting debut in Flora McGrath, her character in the romance film The Piano. Paquin who was born in Wellington however was born and bred in Winnipeg began her acting career on screen in The Piano. At age 11, she became an infant Academy Award winner ever for Best Actress. Anna Paquin spelled out Anna Helene Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on the 24th of July, 1982. The Canadian born actress is also a actress from New Zealand. In 1993, she received an Academy Award at age 11 to play the inquisitive, talking girl who is the daughter that was Holly Hunter who played the principal role. Anna Paquin in The Piano Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin in The Piano Paquin grew up in New Zealand after moving with her parents as a child. She was cast as Flora McGrath the daughter of a muffled Scottish pianist who, in the late 19th century relocates to New Zealand for an arranged marriage when she responded to an audition open to all; she was nine years old. She had little previous acting experience. As a teenager, she relocated to America. Paquin was cast as the child title in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre in 1996. In addition, she played the lead part on the screen in Fly Away Home, a film from the same year. Paquin portrayed Frankie Addams as a child in the 1996 television version of Carson McCullers novel The Member of the Wedding. Paquin was also in the role of Queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's 1997 feature film Amistad. She played teenagers as part of Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000) and played in the role of character of the polexia Aphrodisa character as part of Almost Famous (2000).